Billy Burns
CF | Bats/Throws: S/R | 5' 9" 170LBS | Age: 35
Draft: 2011 | Rd: 32, #967, Washington Nationals | Mercer County CC
PA AB R H HR SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2015 555 520 70 153 5 26 .294 .334 .392 .726
2016 332 311 39 73 0 17 .235 .271 .296 .567
2017 6 6 1 1 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .334
4 Seasons 899 843 114 228 5 46 .270 .308 .353 .661
AVG HR SB OPS
2015 .294 5 26 .726
2016 .235 0 17 .567
2017 .167 0 0 .334
4 Seasons .270 5 46 .661
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Hits Spray Chart

Statcast Batting Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB%
2015 25 1943 442 2 0.5 0.4 83.2 104.8 8.1 26.9 .239 .288 .317 .260 .278 14.7 14.6 4.7
2016 26 1089 279 0 0.0 0.0 82.8 109.8 7.0 24.7 .233 .270 .247 .242 .251 12.5 11.1 3.0
2017 27 29 5 0 0.0 0.0 70.3 84.2 26.4 0.0 .123 .137 .146 .114 .137 0.0 16.7 0.0
Player 3061 726 2 0.3 0.2 82.9 109.8 7.8 25.9 .236 .280 .290 .252 .267 13.8 13.3 4.0
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.




Fastball: 4 Seam, 2 Seam, Cutter, Sinker. Offspeed: Split, Change, Fork, Screw. Breaking: Slider, Curve, Knuckle, Sweeper, Slurve, Other
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Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2015 52.0 12.9 25.8 9.3 27.1 37.8 33.9 5.2 42.1 20.8 25.6 1.1 0.5 0.4
2016 55.9 12.9 21.5 9.7 30.8 38.7 30.5 5.7 47.0 21.9 20.8 0.0 0.0 0.0
2017 40.0 20.0 0.0 40.0 20.0 20.0 60.0 20.0 20.0 60.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Player 53.4 12.9 24.0 9.6 28.5 38.0 32.8 5.5 43.8 21.5 23.6 0.7 0.3 0.2
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2017 Sinker -1.7 0 12 41.4 2 .500 .500 .450 0.0 0.0 0.0 .155 .176 .150 0.0
2017 4-Seam Fastball -9.3 -1 11 37.9 3 .000 .000 .000 28.6 33.3 16.7 .013 .013 .012 0.0
2017 Slider -0.6 0 4 13.8 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
2017 Cutter 0.0 0 1 3.4 -- -- -- 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2017 Changeup -16.6 0 1 3.4 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 -- .385 .430 .347 0.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Statcast Batting Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2015 554 1,941 -7 -4 8 8 5
2016 330 1,080 -17 -16 3 4 -26
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Swing % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2015 1,943 50.6 79.6 85.6 36.9 76.0 45.1 49.9 58.5 16.3 7.5 89.7
2016 1,089 51.7 71.2 89.3 31.4 78.2 44.1 38.0 52.0 12.5 7.7 77.4
2017 29 44.8 69.2 88.9 31.3 80.0 48.3 33.3 48.3 14.3 3.4 100.0
Player 3,061 51.0 76.5 86.8 34.9 76.7 44.8 45.4 56.1 15.0 7.5 85.2
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 29.9 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Max EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
Speed OAA Arm
Strength
Bat
Speed
Squared-up
Rate
Swing
Length
2015 4 24 1 1 14 2 2 1 42 1 80 13 82 9 96
2016 73 96 48
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2015 2016 +/-   2017 +/-  
Exit Velocity 83.2 82.8 -0.4 70.3 -12.5
Launch Angle 8.1 7.0 -1.1 26.4 19.4
Barrel % 0.5 0.0 -0.5 0.0 0.0
Hard Hit % 14.7 12.5 -2.2 0.0 -12.5
LA Sweet-Spot % 26.9 24.7 -2.2 0.0 -24.7
xBA .239 .233 -0.006 .123 -0.110
BA .294 .235 -0.059 .167 -0.068
xwOBA .260 .242 -0.018 .114 -0.128
wOBA .317 .247 -0.070 .146 -0.101
xSLG .288 .270 -0.018 .137 -0.133
SLG .392 .296 -0.096 .167 -0.129
K% 14.6 11.1 -3.5 16.7 5.6
BB% 4.7 3.0 -1.7 0.0 -3.0
Swing % 58.5 52.0 -6.5 48.3 -3.7
Whiff% 16.3 12.5 -3.8 14.3 1.8
In Zone % 50.6 51.7 1.1 44.8 -6.9
Out of Zone % 49.4 48.3 -1.1 55.2 6.9
Out of Zone Swing % 36.9 31.4 -5.5 31.3 -0.1
First Pitch Swing % 49.9 38.0 -11.9 33.3 -4.7
First Pitch Strike % 67.9 68.7 0.8 50.0 -18.7
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

wOBA
SeasonAlignment TypeBat SidePAShifts/Shades%No Shift/ShadeShift/Shade
2016 Shifts L 237 0 0.0 .233
2016 Shifts R 83 0 0.0 .296
2017 Shifts L 4 0 0.0 .219
2017 Shifts R 2 0 0.0 .000
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2014 8 13.7 62.5% 0.0% 1 14.3 100.0% 0.0%
2015 511 18.3 22.9% 3.7% 195 23.8 5.1% 21.0%
2016 356 17.8 28.4% 2.8% 105 23.9 5.7% 18.1%
2017 8 14.0 62.5% 0.0% 7 22.5 0.0% 14.3%
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